POD vs. reST for standalone writing?

[Fernando Perez]

eichin at metacarta.com wrote:

> Now I start seeing mention of reStructuredText (especially in comments
> about pyCon.)  reST files look very "ascii art" on the input side, but
> after a little experiment, that seems to make them *harder* to write,
> if somewhat (and I think only a little) easier to read.

Incidentally, what is the status of reST/docutils wrt the standard lib?  My
understanding was that they were planned for inclusion, but a quick look at
the various "What's new" documents (up to 2.3draft) doesn't show anything. 
Has it fallen behind, or is it just a matter of 'cooking' it a bit more
before inclusion?

Just curious.

Cheers,

f.